Footscray railway station

Footscray
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 looking at station concourse and footbridge, May 2014
General information
LocationIrving Street,
Footscray, Victoria 3011
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates37°48′06″S 144°54′09″E / 37.8016°S 144.9024°E / -37.8016; 144.9024
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Metropolitan:
Regional:
Distance5.62 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms6 (2 side, 2 island)
Tracks6
Connections
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Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeFSY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened17 January 1859; 165 years ago (1859-01-17)
Rebuilt16 September 1900
20 January 2014
ElectrifiedAugust 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20062,959,182[1]
2006–20073,191,076[1] Increase 7.83%
2007–20083,470,192[1] Increase 8.74%
2008–20093,704,775[2] Increase 6.75%
2009–20103,647,948[2] Decrease 1.53%
2010–20113,856,032[2] Increase 5.7%
2011–20124,198,574[2] Increase 8.88%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20143,766,753[2] Decrease 10.28%
2014–20154,882,805[1] Increase 29.62%
2015–20165,009,292[2] Increase 2.59%
2016–20175,114,133[2] Increase 2.09%
2017–20185,257,294[2] Increase 2.79%
2018–20195,332,954[2] Increase 1.43%
2019–20204,038,750[2] Decrease 24.26%
2020–20212,056,000[2] Decrease 49.09%
2021–20222,783,000[3] Increase 35.36%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Arden
towards Cranbourne or East Pakenham
 Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction) 		Middle Footscray
towards Sunbury or Watergardens
North Melbourne
towards Flinders Street
 Sunbury line
Sunbury line
Express services
 Sunshine
towards Sunbury or Watergardens
North Melbourne
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
 Werribee line
Express services
 Newport
towards Werribee
South Kensington
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
 Werribee line Seddon
towards Laverton or Werribee
Williamstown line Seddon
towards Williamstown
Regional services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Southern Cross
Terminus
 Bendigo line Sunbury
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Watergardens
Limited weekday peak services
towards Bendigo
Echuca line Sunbury
towards Echuca
Swan Hill line Watergardens
towards Swan Hill
Ballarat line Sunshine
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line
(Melton line)
 Sunshine
towards Melton or Bacchus Marsh
Ararat line Sunshine
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
 Sunshine
One-way operation
Geelong line Sunshine
towards Wyndham Vale, Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Warrnambool line
Weekends only
 Tarneit
towards Warrnambool
Warrnambool line
Weekdays & 1 weekend service
 Geelong
towards Warrnambool
Southern Cross
One-way operation
 Warrnambool line
1 weekday evening service
 North Geelong
towards Warrnambool
Track layout
Legend
to
South
Kensington
1
2
3
4
5
6
to
South Dynon
Rail Yard
to Seddon
to
Middle
Footscray
Broad gauge, electrified
Broad gauge, non-electrified
Dual gauge, non-electrified
This diagram:

Footscray railway station is a commuter and regional railway station and the junction point for the Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines and V/Line services to Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong, part of the Metropolitan and Regional railway networks. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Footscray in Victoria, Australia.[4] Footscray is a ground level premium station, featuring six platforms, two island platform with two faces and two side platform, connected by an accessible overground concourse. It opened on 17 January 1859, with the current location provided in 1900 and station provided in 2014.[5][6]

A disused signal box is located on the island platform at the up end of Platform 5. A pair of dual gauge tracks for the South Kensington–West Footscray line run in a cutting under the station before entering the Bunbury Street tunnel,[7] providing a rail link to the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals, as well as access to Southern Cross station for the NSW TrainLink XPT, The Overland, and V/Line Albury passenger services.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Footscray". vicsig.net. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Footscray Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ "The New Footscray Railway Station". The Independent (Footscray). 9 December 1899. p. 3 – via Trove.
  7. ^ Lucas, Clay (15 June 2010). "$4.3b link won't cut travel times". The Age. Retrieved 19 February 2013.